day 19, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

long winter nights, mixed media

i am trying new color combinations, 

seeing  how i like them.  

random picture...

i saw this at a gift store and it gave me a chuckle.

day 18, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

thinking of you, mixed media

this is a painting after my mother's japanese style 

wooden badminton paddle.   the paddle sits in 

the window sill of my studio so i see it 

every day.   i also have the image

on the screen of my iphone.  my 

husband says it looks cartoony but

i like it as is.  she's not to be

a gorgeous model, just 

a sweet japanese girl.

day 17, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

coming 'round full circle



some days simple is best





have a lovely weekend


X O X O X O

day 16, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

finding my wings, mixed media



some days, our feet need a little help

carrying the load.

day 15, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

a kind of stillness, mixed media, chair 1

i have wanted to paint chairs for a while now.  

finally got around to it.  a painting a day for a month 

offers many different kinds of opportunities.  subject 

matter, medium, color schemes, substrate ... 

just some of the decisions.  not to speak of the 

mind challenges.  i read about mindfulness recently,

staying in the present moment, noticing what the 

senses have to offer.  i have tried to do less multitasking

and am surprised at how much i may have missed.

pelican feet

on a totally random note,  i was looking through my photo library

and  found this picture i took a month or so ago on 

the redondo beach pier.   

no need for shoes :)

posting today along with other artists at 

paint party friday.  thank you to kristin and ava 

for continuing the circle

day 14, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

a girl and her dog, acrylic and ink




i love the camera on my new iphone 6 and

never tire of taking photos of the pacific,

the sky, trees and sunsets.  i had to pull over

and stop the car on my way home

yesterday to take this.  it always seems

like a little miracle.

days 13, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

into the deep, acrylic on a large board book

i have been asked if i run out of things  to paint.  

nope, not yet.  another question,where you i find my subjects?

they just seem to come.  i do know that i try really hard to find a subject,  

it becomes a chore.  i might be pollyanish but 

i would rather painting just be fun.   i thought about the 

vastness of the ocean, the depth, the stillness 

and the undercurrent that leads the way when i painted this.